Abraham's visit to Egypt was only for the freedom of Hagar (Hajira - The Pilgrim ). She really was a sacred Pilgrim who migrated from Egypt to Palestine (Kenan) and thereafter to Mecca - the Holiest place on the earth.
The writers of Torah intentioally degraded her as slave-girl / Handmate and could not save them from the racial discrimination which they had for Ishmael and his descendants.
She beloged to Semitic tribes namely "Haksos" who ruled Egypt untill 2740 BC when Abraham migrated from ( UR ) Babylon.
The reason given in Torah for the visit of Egypt is "heavy drought" in Palestine but it is not justifiable since rest of the family members ( approx. 80 persons ) were left on the mercy of drought and only Sahah was taken to Egypt! Why!!
Torah can never answer this question because it was " the will of god".
Sarah never talked with God or Angels whereas Hajira ( Hagar )was directly talked by Angels and God and she was assured of her protection in the desert!
2007-11-16 00:44:31 · 3 answers · asked by aslam09221 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Granny: Sister! Facts are always hard. None is superior in the eye of God - whether a princess or slave! My stress here is only on the hatred being promoted by Jews against Muslims.
Jews always forget their 400 years long slavery when they degrade Hagar, Ishmael and Muslims. We Muslims have the same respect for Sarah and Hajira as wives of a great prophet of God.
2007-11-16 21:56:12 · update #1
It does not matter if she was a princess or a slave. Everyone is equal in Gods eyes.
2007-11-16 00:49:14 · answer #1 · answered by Nanook~Maybe I need a longer Name?~ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sarah gave Hagar to Abraham to be his wife (Genesis 16:3). It is widely believed that she was Abraham's concubine; however, there is no chapter or verse in The Bible to confirm this.
Hagar and Ishmael left Sarah long before Isaac was born. Sarah did not tell Abraham to banish them.
2007-11-16 09:35:55 · answer #2 · answered by Shafeeqah 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ahhh, I see. Because you claim royal lineage for Hagar it therefore follows that all her descendants are superior to Sarah's, since Sarah was merely another hebrew goatherd. Pity you didn't know that her original name was Sarai, which means "princess".
How snobbish! Are you a Brit? or merely a twit?
2007-11-16 09:03:54 · answer #3 · answered by Granny Annie 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋